2024-25 MAIS
2024-25 STEM Competition for MAIS schools
Students will participate in five events and one optional team event at the Regionals & Finals. All individual events will earn STEM points. The regional and final dates are here and on the flyer below. See pre-registration and payment below.
Regionals are scheduled at three locations:
Nov 9, 2024 Annunciation Catholic School, Columbus, MS
Nov 16, 2024 Lamar Christian School, Purvis, MS
Dec 14, 2024 Deer Creek School, Arcola, MS
Finals: Jan 18, 2025 Hartfield Academy, Flowood, MS
Here are some notes for this year.
- Schools can attend any regional. Some students can go to one regional and some to another regional, however, each student can only attend one regional. This will give your students three opportunities to attend a regional and avoid other schedule conflicts.
- All students are required to participate in the Math and Science events. Team event students can participate in all events or opt-out of the Tool ID, Electronic Component ID, Electricity, and Drone flying. However, students that opt-out will potentially receive fewer STEM Points.
- Qualifying Individual Events: Individual students that place 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in any individual event qualify for the Finals in all individual events.
- Qualifying Team Event: Teams that place 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in total score for the team autonomous plus driver-controlled challenge qualify for the Finals in both team events.
- School awards require a minimum of three students in the grade category.
- Fees: Regional $55 per student, Finals $30 per student. Payment is due two weeks before each event.
Events: The five individual events will be Math (3rd – 12th), Science Lab equipment ID (3rd-12th), Tool ID (3rd-5th), Electronic Component ID (6th-12th), Electricity (3rd-12th), Drone Flying (3rd-12th). The team events will consist of a Robot driver-controlled MAZE course and a Robot autonomous MAZE course. More details on each event are below.
MATH: Students will have 20 minutes to complete 20 grade-appropriate math problems and one abstract problem. Download the Math Study Guide K-12.
SCIENCE: Students will have 15 minutes to identify 20 science lab tools and equipment by matching the object with the correct name. Labs tools and equipment will be common to middle and high school science labs.
TOOL ID (3rd – 5th): Students will be given 15 minutes to identify and match a set of 20 tools. These tools will be basic home and shop tools.
ELECTRONIC COMPONENT ID: (6th – 12th): Students will be given 15 minutes to identify and match 20 electronic components. Included component examples are: resistors, wire, capacitor, transformer, diodes, LED’s, Transistors, crystals, switch, integrated circuit, relay, etc. Search Sierra Circuits and Instructables for examples.
ELECTRICITY (3rd – 12th): Students will have one minute to wire an electric circuit from a color-coded drawing. Typical components may include: 6v battery, house light switch, light, buzzer, LED, diode, and resistor. Color-coded wires will be given to match the provided drawing.
DRONE / ASTROSPACE (3rd-12th): Students will be given one minute to fly a drone through several hula-hoops as well as pickup an object and land on a pad. Teachers/coaches must work with each student to pass the basic FAA drone quiz. This is available here FAA Recreational License (free). The students printable license certificate must be shown at this drone event.
TEAM EVENT: The Team event is a Robot MAZE Course. Each team will be asked to navigate the MAZE as driver-controlled (remote controller or App) and autonomously. A team can consist of 3rd – 12th grade students.
Each school can have one or two teams. Each team must consist of four students. Each MAZE course (driver-controlled and autonomous) must be navigated forward and return. A different student must drive each course attempt; thus, all four students must be involved. A different qualified robot can be used for each attempt.
The robot dimensions must be less than x” by y” by z”. The driver-controlled mode can be by remote control or App control. The autonomous mode must be controlled by a program from an App or uploaded internally. Any programming language can be used.
The course shape will be published ahead of the events, however, the driving dimensions will only be available the morning of each competition. Each competition will have different course dimensions. At the competition team students will have the morning to measure the course dimensions and to adjust their programs. Each Team MAZE competitions (regionals and final) will be different. The course shape and additional rules will be published here by September 30, 2024.
Team MAZE Scoring. Scoring will be by performance points with a maximum time. Penalty objects on the course will reduce the score. The Team robot can only be restarted if remote control is lost. Restart cannot occur from a dead battery. Any not stated or unusual competition issues will be resolved by the Competition Director and the MAZE Event Director.
Download the competition flyer HERE. Register your school below.
♦ All equipment is supplied for the individual events.
♦ Pre-register your school below and you are guaranteed entry if payment is made two weeks before the event. Refunds will only be given up to two weeks before each event. New students can be substituted for dropped paid students up to one week before each event.
♦ Make your team payment below by Paypal or credit/debit card or issue a PO to hold your spot. Checks can be mailed to: Mississippi Robotics, 156 Matt Lee Road, Pinola, MS 39149. Make check payable to: Mississippi Robotics . PO’s can be emailed to MSRobotics.STEM@gmail.com . Please allow sufficient time to process your PO.
♦ PLEASE register for each regional separately if you are bringing students to more than one regional.
Payment
After registration and prior to two weeks before the regional event please make your payment below. Select how many students you are paying for after clicking on the “Buy Now” button. Refunds will only be given up to two weeks before each event. New students can be substituted for dropped paid students up to one week before each event.
